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CVE-2026-22153 — Fortinet Fortios security vulnerability

High CVSS 8.1

An Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability [CWE-305] vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 7.6.0 through 7.6.4 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to bypass LDAP authentication of Agentless VPN or FSSO policy, when the remote LDAP server is configured in a specific way.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.1 (3.1)
Published
2026-02-10
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-305

Affected products

  • fortinet / fortios

Matched remediation archetype

Authentication bypass and missing authentication

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Check exposure

  • Map every affected endpoint and protocol path, including alternate ports, legacy routes, recovery flows, service accounts, and machine-to-machine access.
  • Confirm which deployments enable the affected authentication mode and whether the interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
  • Review session, token, credential, and proxy trust configuration without attempting account takeover.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and centralize fail-closed authentication before protected request handling.
  • Remove default or embedded credentials, rotate affected secrets and sessions, and bind authentication decisions to the intended audience and channel.
  • Add negative tests for alternate routes, malformed or absent credentials, recovery flows, and proxy-derived identity.

Authoritative sources

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